My Morning Jacket’s Jim James offered pointed words of healing and perseverance in an interview with Rolling Stone about the terrorist attacks in Paris, saying, “Every note we play and every syllable I sing is for peace, and for understanding, and for love.” The musician recalled the total confusion that took hold after… Source: Music […]
Adele Shatters 'NSync's First-Week Album Sales Record
Adele has already sold at least 2.433 million copies of her new album 25 according to Nielsen Music, breaking the single-week U.S. album sales record long-held by ‘NSync’s No Strings Attached, Billboard reports. Amazingly, those numbers only account for sales since the album’s release on Friday. According to early predictions, Adele could push 2.9 million… Source: Music […]
Would A ‘Sandlot’ Reunion Ever Happen? Ham Himself Weighs In
Former “Sandlot” star Patrick Renna chats about his new movie, “Bad Roomies,” and what it would take to get a “Sandlot” reunion off the ground, Source: MTV Movie News
Lynyrd Skynyrd Cancel December Tour Dates Over Guitarist's Health
Lynyrd Skynyrd fans will have to wait until 2016 for their next chance to see the band perform live. The members of the pioneering Southern rock group announced via Facebook this week that they will be canceling or rescheduling their two remaining dates in 2015 so that founding member Gary Rossington can… Source: Music News
Guitar Trailblazer Mary Halvorson Turns Jazz on Its Head
WHO: Mary Halvorson’s guitar playing can be challenging and at times even confrontational, but it is never conventional. A fixture in avant-garde and improvisational music circles, the 35-year-old New York City–based guitarist is just as likely to pick out intricate, harmonically and melodically complex lines of stunning beauty as she is… Source: Music News
Sigur Ros to Test Drive New Music Next Summer: 'Trust Us on This One'
Sigur Rós announced their intention to write new music in a more spontaneous manner in a statement that accompanied their upcoming European tour dates. “This time, in addition to playing songs you know, we wanted to remember the seat-of-your-pants feeling experienced in the wake of [1999’s] Ãgætis Byrjun, when for two years… Source: Music News
Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes Talk 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'
Last summer, Shawn Mendes and Fifth Harmony’s Camila Cabello hit the road together as openers on Austin Mahone’s tour. In that year since, the pair — who are 17 and 18 years old, respectively — have released lauded debut albums and scored chart-topping singles with Mendes’ “Stitches” and Fifth Harmony’s “Worth… Source: Music News
See Kelsea Ballerini and Tori Kelly Sing 'Should've Been Us'
As country music’s heir apparent to Taylor Swift, Kelsea Ballerini seems to be filling that role’s perk of celebrating other female performers. During her show yesterday at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, Kelsea surprised the crowd by bringing out pop singer-songwriter Tori Kelly to share the stage. “I decided I wanted… Source: Music […]
See Turnpike Troubadours Cowboy Up in 'Down Here' Rodeo Video
For their new video for “Down Here,” cool country-rockers Turnpike Troubadours look to that old adage about getting back on the horse after being bucked off. The song’s encouraging message suggests that while the high life is all well and good, your real friends will be there when you’ve lost your… Source: Music […]
See Sara Evans Cover Walk the Moon's 'Shut Up and Dance'
Walk the Moon’s new-wave inspired “Shut Up and Dance” is — like Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk” — one of those undeniable smashes that manages to unite disparate groups of people. It’s no shocker then that numerous covers of the song followed in its wake, with treatments ranging from dance… Source: Music News
